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Thoughts on a Fall Flow in the Northeast??

So what are you thinking? What do you see?
I've got a fair amount of Joe Pye weed that's in full bloom now, Japanese Knotweed is just starting to flower, fair amount of Goldenrod is close too. Also seeing Seedum about to bloom.

Re: Thoughts on a Fall Flow in the Northeast??

We have the same thing here with Brazillian Pepper and Melaluca--the gov working on erradicating and they are both strong nectar flows. Melaluca is said to have medicinal properties. Brazillian our main fall flow.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Prvb 16:24
March 2010; +/- 30 hives, TF

Re: Thoughts on a Fall Flow in the Northeast??

Originally Posted by Michael Palmer

Starting to smell goldenrod. No aster blooming yet. Some loosestrife blooming but no flow. Beetles did their job.

Near my house I have several ditches full of loosestrife and it is covered with smaller bumblebees but not one honey bee this year. Last year the bees were all over it.
And boy is it invasive it has spread like crazy down the ditches in the last few yrs. I need to order seeds and help it along.
I to am in a nectar dearth.

Re: Thoughts on a Fall Flow in the Northeast??

In SW CT Plenty of Goldenrod-and plenty of competition for it here. Crazy amount of bumble bees, hornets/other vespids also ruffling thru the 'rod side by side with honeybees. Milk thistle, buddelia, sunflowers, even bush/leaf sap flow here...Agree: In NE, Jap Beetles wrecked Spring flowers, seemingly planting themselves in the center of every flower--ehhhhchh. Even taught my dog a new trick -to "get the bug"(Jap beetle). Sigh. Why don't birds eat those things? They could stuff themselves full!